Individual Details

Hosanna "Rose" VENNE

(2 Mar 1891 - 24 Aug 1986)

Biography, from Find-a-Grave memorial #112740263, written by Lori Dollevoet:
Hosanna "Rose" Venne was born was the third of nine children born to Edmund Venne May 3,1865 St-Alexis, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada - May 15, 1906 Coleman, WI and his wife Anna (Harriet-Hattie Sauvey born Feb 1866 in Maple Valley, Ostego Co, NY - about 1927. She was the oldest daughter. Her mother, Anna, was also of French Canadian descent. 
Rose and her husband Hubert Londre (Landry)had run off to get married when they were 16 years old. They married on NOv 27, 1907 in Iron Mountain, Dickenson, MI. In his early years Hubert working in logging camps as a lumber jack. The couple used to sing duets to the lumber camp in the evenings. Hubert used to play the bones. 
Together Rose and Hubert had nine children; M. Rose Blahnik/Frye 1909-1990, Pearl Miller 1911-1995, Lloyd 1912-1989, Wells 1914-1996, Harvey 1916-1980, Lester 1919-1991, Blossom 1921-1990, Clayton 1923-1970 and Ron 1925-1992.
The family spent many years in Northern Wisconsin, upper Michigan and down in the Racine area. Edmund worked as a carpenter in the Neenah, WI area in the 1920's and that was when the family learned to speak English in addition to their native French. After her husband died, Rose lived with her daughter Rose Frye in Appleton, then Lloyd Londre in Appleton before returning to the Racine area. Her final days were in a nursing home. As a young girl she lost one of her eyes in an accident at the dinner table. Her kids bought her a glass eye. We was a kind woman with a good sense of humor. 

Events

Birth2 Mar 1891Coleman, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage27 Nov 1907Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States - Hubert J LONDRE
Census (family)15 Apr 1910Polk Street, Wausaukee, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Hubert J LONDRE
Residence (family)5 Jun 1917Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States - Hubert J LONDRE
Census (family)1 Jan 1920Iron River, Iron, Michigan, United States - Hubert J LONDRE
Census (family)1 Apr 1930Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Hubert J LONDRE
Census (family)1 Apr 1940Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Hubert J LONDRE
Residence (family)19421106 Wolff Street, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Hubert J LONDRE
Death24 Aug 1986Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
BurialRacine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States

Families

SpouseHubert J LONDRE (1890 - 1967)
ChildRose Melva LONDRE (1909 - 1990)
ChildPearl LONDRE (1911 - 1995)
ChildLloyd Alexander LONDRE (1912 - 1989)
ChildWells Hubert LONDRE (1914 - 1996)
ChildHarvey R. LONDRE (1917 - )
ChildLester Joseph LONDRE (1919 - 1991)
ChildBlossom Mae LONDRE (1921 - 1990)
ChildClayton E. LONDRE (1924 - )
ChildRonald Arthur LONDRE (1925 - 1992)
FatherEdmund VENNE ( - )
MotherAnne Harriet "Hattie" SAUVE ( - )

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